OSHA Inspection: HOLMES BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

Feb 16, 2010

Abate by

Feb 22, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to each of his employees  conditions of
employment
and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees, in
that employees were exposed to fall hazards:
a)2863 Plank Rd., final finish yard - where an employee stepped forward
out of a 41-43-inch
high doorway onto the 21-inch-high top step of a metal COSCO Big Step Two
Step Stool
causing the step stool to tip over.  As the employee fell forward, the
ring worn on her left
index finger caught on the doorway striker plate and stripped the flesh
from her finger.
Among others, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this
hazard include using an appropriate
height ladder, position the step stool/ladder to face the doorway; secure
the step stool/ladder to the building;
or use a stairway for access to the doorways.
References: ANSI A14.5-1992, Paragraph 9.3.7 Climbing Ladders.  "When
ascending or descending the
ladder, the user shall face the ladder and maintain a firm hold on the
ladder.
The user shall not climb on the
ladder from the side, from one ladder to another, or from a swing-stage to
a ladder, unless the ladder is
secured against sideways motion or has been tied to the structure."